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science quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.

a)

crust

b)

granite

c)

coal

d)

seismic waves

2.

Force pressing on an area.

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

pressure

d)

inner core

3.

Layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

lithosphere

d)

asthenosphere

4.

The softer layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.

a)

crust

b)

asthenosphere

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

5.

A rigid layer of rock made up of the upper most part of Earth's mantle and the crust.

a)

lithosphere

b)

crust

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

6.

A layer of molten Iron and Nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

basalt

7.

A dark, dense igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.

a)

basalt

b)

granite

c)

mantle

d)

crust

8.

A usually light colored igneous rock with a coarse texture, found in continental crust.

a)

gold

b)

mantle

c)

granite

d)

oar

9.

A layer of hot rock between Earth's crust and core.

a)

granite

b)

basalt

c)

crust

d)

mantle

10.

A dense sphere of solid Iron and Nickel at the center of Earth.

a)

crust

b)

granite

c)

outer core

d)

inner core